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Gallionella (gally-on-elle-a) one of the iron bacteria, the bacteria attach to surfaces and grow producing a mucus sheath which acquires metal salts as it ages. The bacteria live in a fine tube in the centre of the filament. Phase contrast.
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- Life (creatures)
- Cellular (cellular organisms)
- Bacteria
- Proteobacteria (Purple Bacteria & relatives)
- Betaproteobacteria
- Nitrosomonadales
- Gallionellaceae (iron bacteria)
- Gallionella
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